During the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), almost forty thousand men and
women from fifty-two countries, including 2,800 Americans volunteered to travel to
Spain and join the International Brigades to help fight fascism.
The U.S. volunteers served in various units and came to be known collectively as the Abraham
Lincoln Brigade.

The George Watt Prize is awarded annually for outstanding essays or thesis chapters about any aspect of the Spanish Civil War, the global political or cultural struggles against fascism in 1920s and 1930s, or the lifetime histories and contributions of the Americans who fought in support of the Spanish Republic from 1936 to 1938. Two prizes of $250 each will be awarded, one in the undergraduate and one in the graduate category.

Essays must be submitted to info@alba-valb.org by August 1, 2015 for consideration. For full submission guidelines and to read past prize-winning essays, click here.